1) Write a balanced equation for the combustion of candle wax? 2) How many many

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1) Write a balanced equation for the combustion of candle wax? 2) How many many burned ? 3) From the equation, how many moles of oxygen were consumed in the combustion of candlewax? Please be neat with your answers 1) Write a balanced equation for the combustion of candle wax? 2) How many many burned ? 3) From the equation, how many moles of oxygen were consumed in the combustion of candlewax? Please be neat with your answers 2) How many many burned ? 3) From the equation, how many moles of oxygen were consumed in the combustion of candlewax? Please be neat with your answers

Explanation / Answer

Candle wax contains higher alkanes.i.e C20H42

(1) 2C20H42 + 61O2 --------------> 40CO2 + 42H2O.

(2) 2 moles

(3) 61 moles of O2 were consumed

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